The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1887-11-24

over the barricade.
Ah J there he is, the old devil.
exclaimed six foot corporal L wa,
sure OF seeing him firing at u.s.
That corporal, Hermann by pame
had been IA workmas 10 the village ut
Challle for years, aud he knew every
inhabitant intimately.
A colonel; pushiog bis wav
through his soldiers said TO P.pa
, Pierre
SHOW your hands, man.
The old man showed his hands
hey wero black with powder.
XIII him. yelled the officer.
Hermann thrust bis bayouct in
The breast of the old rnan. "A mo,
ment Papa Pierre staggered on bic
legs; then fell face downward.
The brave patriot, tho villiant eol-
dier was dead
Qnick-bring some straw cried
the ofiiceI. Let us burn this vii.
lage as we did Bazeille. Tint will
teach II lesson to those rascals of
Fronchmeu:'
Hermann had not left tho house.
lie lighted candle nnd descended
into the cellar,
Ah ! la lie was to get good
drink Of Papa Perrea wine: The
old scoundrel; so it was be who had
resisted his comrades 80 long and
Killed not few Of them. no had
10 regret Tor having nseussina,ed "A
.deienccle-s cnemy the man who
protected bis home. Had he pci
refused him the hand of his grand.
dnnghtor aud promised it 90 Fran,
co.'s, II soldier of the Third Zousvesp |
Ia regard to him Hermann had join
ed tho Gyrmau army --ls ho was in
dniy bound to do, being Ge,mnp-
ue had always wished for n thinp
which was TO return in tho village
wbero he bad found hospitality aud
work when he WAS in ueed If both to
settle his accOunt with Pam + iarr.
tho vine dresser.
Aud his wish had been granted.
lio was in the middle of bis ioyfnl
reflections when he heard somebody
sailing 'Herwann uermannr lie
Recognized the VOICE OF Jacauoline.
who, regainiug her senses. bad refus. (
ed to follow the captain and his men.
md had returned in search of bo, ,
grandfather from the top Of the lad,
Ter conducting to the cellar. She
'as looking inside and saw the us {
asssln corporal, whom she knew
veil Il
'Hermann, in tho name Of God did +!
on see my grandfather = t
no We'll, yes; | did Now, will yuu =
ron, Lo,,tr asked he, drinking !
he cellar. "' taken IN
'Ob. Hermann, tell me where - -
81? /
Where ho is? My dear aud hand
ome Frenchwoman, if they have
'ot changed his resting place it is
here on the floor near the table. {
where stretched him out with nv !
ayonct.' a
lie tried to climb mp the ladder, '
oaded with bottles. =
'Oh, miserable wretch! exclaimed !
Jacqncline. u
Quicker than tho wind, at the mo- Il
nent when his head appeared at the /
evel Of the floor, she took him by h
ais long beard and threw him back II
Rto the cellar Then she shut the b
'Hvy trap-door, pnt across the d
Oee'y iron bar that was used to fas> b
len\it aud went ont "
Who is that woman said the =
'olonel, Arrest her aud lot ~ GO q
l
The iuc,ulniry began; Ftom tho "
iur corners t the village the flames II
aceuded towards heaven; |
When they were about 800 yards S'
irn the village they stopped and Il IL
M sergeant read the roll call al
Unanswered their names but one c'
-lrmann
here is that brute! asked an dl
oflic. 81
My answered that they had seen in
him the girls home. ed
'Brg her here, commanded tie M
Whvacqneiine stood before that WI
officer N,aid to bea in Freuch; oil
Do y know where is corpor- so
al who rcSined in your houAe2' sp
She an Vred not. ii'
Ten vsteers berel Tie that M